Leadership

Leadership

Walter Hill, Jr.

Chairman & CEO

Walter Hill, Jr.

Chairman & CEO

Walter Hill is the creative visionary behind Icon Blue, an innovative company established in 1998 that offers branded merchandising solutions to corporate clients throughout the nation. As founder of the organization, Walter leveraged his marketing expertise to turn Icon Blue into the leading promotional product distributor it is today.

As a result of Walter’s tireless work ethic and progressive leadership, Icon Blue has been recognized as a Star Supplier and received Supplier of the Year honors for over 10 consecutive years from Fortune 500 companies like American Honda Motors, Hilton Hotels, and Macy’s.

Walter’s professional accomplishments are no less impressive than those of Icon Blue’s. He is a proud recipient of the Advertising Specialty Institute’s 2015 prestigious Marvin Spike Lifetime Achievement Award, a true mark of distinction in an industry with upwards of 20,000 promotional product competitors. As a marketing and branding guru, Walter has appeared on Good Morning America, Good Morning Virginia, and Person-to-Person.

With his dedication to the greater Los Angeles community, Walter is pleased to serve on the boards of The Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA and the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce.

Eden McClellan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

President & COO

Eden McClellan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

President & COO

As President and COO of Icon Blue, Eden McClellan provides strategic leadership to the company, helping it set performance benchmarks and meet growth objectives. Although Eden had been Icon Blue’s Vice President and COO since 2011, her adeptness at problem solving and process reengineering led to her promotion to President in January, 2017.

During her tenure at Icon Blue, Eden has used her industry knowledge to increase customer referrals threefold while doubling sales and revenue. She’s also driven the initiative behind the company’s successful social media presence. In large part due to her efforts, Icon Blue was selected as one of the Top 40 Best Places to Work by Counselor Magazine in 2015 and 2016.

As a former human resources leader for several organizations in various industries, Eden has a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation from HR Certification Institute and a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certification from Society for Human Resource Management.

Eden also enjoys giving back to her community, and to this end, she’s developed a corporate initiative to support local charities.